Born:
 September 19, 1950, Tokyo
 
Education:
 1973 University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo,
    Faculty of Liberal Arts
 
Career:
 1985 Chief Editor, Sankei Living Newspaper (world's
    largest newspaper for housewives, with
    a circulation of nine million)
 2000 Member, House of Representatives
 2004 first elected to the House of Councillors
 
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
 2009 Chairperson, Committee on Environment
 2012 Chairperson, Special Committee on Official
    Development Assistance and Related Matters
 2016 Chairperson, Special Committee on North Korea
    Abduction Issue and Related Matters
 2019 Chairperson, Special Committee on Political Ethics
    and Election System
 2020 Chairperson, Special Committee on North Korean
    Abduction Issue and Related Matters
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2005 Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office
 2006 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (education
    rebuilding)
 2014 Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
    Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
    Minister in charge of Ocean Policy and Territorial Issues
    Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
    Minister of State for Disaster Management
 
(Major posts in a political party)
 2008 Director, Woman's Affairs Division,
    Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
    Chief Secretary, Special Committee on North Korean
    Abductions, LDP
 2013 Chairperson, Headquarters for North Korean Abductions,
    LDP
    Chairperson, LDP Policy Board in the House of Councillors
 2016 Chairperson, Headquarters for North Korean Abductions,
    LDP
    Chairperson, Research Commission on
    Culture and Tradition, LDP
 2019 Chairperson, Party Ethics Committee, LDP

(as of May 11,2023)